Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjÅ"Ì‚sË ta
ËˆÄ›Ë kman] (listen); 28 July 1939 â€" 1 April 2017) was a Swedish
actor, comedian, and director.Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and
was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel).
Ekman represented the third generation in a family of prominent
Swedish actors. First in the line was his paternal grandfather, also
named Gösta Ekman, followed by his father Hasse Ekman, a successful
film director and actor. Ekman's theatrical family also included his
brothers Stefan Ekman and Mikael Ekman, a stage director, and his
niece, Sanna Ekman, an actress. He was married from 1989 to artist and
film director Marie-Louise Ekman, previously Marie-Louise De Geer
Bergenstråhle, née Fuchs. Ekman sometimes appeared in credits as
Gösta Ekman Jr. to avoid being confused with his famous
grandfather.He was an assistant director to Per-Axel Branner, Hasse
Ekman, Stig Olin, Bengt Ekerot and Ingmar Bergman from 1956 to 1961.
Ekman started his acting career in the theaters, such as the
Alléteatern from 1956 to 1957, Munkbroteatern in 1959 and the
Stockholm City Theatre in 1960. He also appeared in several Swedish
films, including the Jönssonligan series. He was most famous for his
comedic works, especially his collaboration with the comic duo Hasse &
Tage on stage and in filmsâ€"where he often played the leading parts.
His body of work, though, included a number of genres, including a
series of dramatic police films, in which he played the famous
fictional Swedish policeman Martin Beck.
ËˆÄ›Ë kman] (listen); 28 July 1939 â€" 1 April 2017) was a Swedish
actor, comedian, and director.Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and
was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel).
Ekman represented the third generation in a family of prominent
Swedish actors. First in the line was his paternal grandfather, also
named Gösta Ekman, followed by his father Hasse Ekman, a successful
film director and actor. Ekman's theatrical family also included his
brothers Stefan Ekman and Mikael Ekman, a stage director, and his
niece, Sanna Ekman, an actress. He was married from 1989 to artist and
film director Marie-Louise Ekman, previously Marie-Louise De Geer
Bergenstråhle, née Fuchs. Ekman sometimes appeared in credits as
Gösta Ekman Jr. to avoid being confused with his famous
grandfather.He was an assistant director to Per-Axel Branner, Hasse
Ekman, Stig Olin, Bengt Ekerot and Ingmar Bergman from 1956 to 1961.
Ekman started his acting career in the theaters, such as the
Alléteatern from 1956 to 1957, Munkbroteatern in 1959 and the
Stockholm City Theatre in 1960. He also appeared in several Swedish
films, including the Jönssonligan series. He was most famous for his
comedic works, especially his collaboration with the comic duo Hasse &
Tage on stage and in filmsâ€"where he often played the leading parts.
His body of work, though, included a number of genres, including a
series of dramatic police films, in which he played the famous
fictional Swedish policeman Martin Beck.
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